AvatarSam DoddFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo6 days agoIn Russia And Kazakhstan, The Worst Is Yet To Come As Flooding Intensifiesrferl.org - RFE/RL's Russian ServiceFloodwaters continue to rise across Russia and Kazakhstan as major rivers burst their banks resulting in some of the worst flooding in decades.
AvatarSam DoddAvatarAvatarAfter wettest 18 months on record, UK braces for water shortagesThe London Economic - Jack PeatFeargal Sharkey blamed "greed, profiteering and a system of regulation that simply isn't up to the job" for the paradoxical anomaly. Leading …
AvatarSam DoddAvatarAvatarWith 783 million people going hungry, a fifth of all food goes to wasteUnited NationsWhile a third of humanity faces food insecurity, an equivalent of one billion meals go to waste every day, a new report by the UN environment agency …
AvatarSam DoddFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoTrees "Coughing" as They Fail to Capture Excess CO2verified_publisherfuturism.com - Victor Tangermann"We found that trees in warmer, drier climates are essentially coughing instead of breathing." Wheeze Trees Trees are "coughing" as they're struggling …
AvatarSam DoddAvatarAvatarThis mega-city is running out of water. What will 22 million people do when the taps run dry?verified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Patrick J. McDonnellMEXICO CITY — When Reina Cervantes Trejo heard the truck, gears grinding as it climbed the street to her house, she rushed outside. “Thanks to our good Lord!” she said. “The water has finally arrived!” Cervantes and her husband hurried to help the driver, Fredy Romero, as he yanked hoses from the …
AvatarSam DoddFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWMO Issues ‘Red Alert’ as Climate Records Are Broken Worldwideecowatch.com - Cristen Hemingway JaynesThe World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has issued a “red alert” as all major global climate records — greenhouse gas levels, near-surface …
AvatarSam DoddFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoClimate change is speeding up in Antarcticatheconversation.com - Sergi González HerreroIn recent years, Antarctica has experienced a series of unprecedented heatwaves. On 6 February 2020, temperatures of 18.3C were recorded, the highest …
AvatarSam DoddFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo‘Evdokia’ the 1200-Year-Old Olive Tree on Corfu, Greecegreekreporter.com - Tasos KokkinidisAn imposing olive tree on Corfu, known as “Evdokia” is among the oldest trees in Greece, estimated to be between 1086 and 1200 years old.A recent …
AvatarSam DoddAvatarAvatarRecord heat index of 62.3C scorches Brazil’s Rio de Janeiroverified_publisherAl JazeeraIn Pictures The reading is the city’s highest in a decade. Heat index measures what a temperature feels like, taking into account humidity. A heatwave stifling Brazil has set new records with Rio de Janeiro’s heat index hitting 62.3 degrees Celsius (144.1 degrees Fahrenheit), the highest in a decade, …
AvatarSam DoddFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoSouthern Europe Is in Serious Troublenewrepublic.com - Heather Souvaine HornA new report suggests climate change will hit some countries in the EU much harder than others. The European Environment Agency this week released a …
AvatarSam DoddFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWatch: Astonishing ‘explosion of life’ coral spawning in Cambodia stuns scientistsdiscoverwildlife.com - BBC Wildlife MagazineConservationists witness (and film) a synchronised mass coral reef spawning for the first time in Cambodian waters. A mass coral reef spawning event …
AvatarSam DoddAvatarAvatarOrganized Crime in Cyprus Kills Over 400,000 SongbirdsOne Green Planet - By Trinity SparkeA recent report has revealed a grim reality: over 400,000 songbirds were trapped and slaughtered in Cyprus during the autumn of 2023, marking a …